The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
22.1°C
0.9° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 9AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
1
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
27
20
17
17
17
17
17
37
35
33
21
40
35
45
40
43
32
47
37
39
30
30
29
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
5
ENE
5
S
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:10AM1.91m
9:05PM1.40m
10:00AM1.89m
9:52PM1.27m
10:56AM1.84m
Low Tide
2:31AM0.08m
3:32PM0.40m
3:12AM0.10m
4:30PM0.47m
3:57AM0.16m
5:38PM0.53m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:01
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5:00
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4:58
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6:00
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6:01
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6:02
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1
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Temp °C
20
19
20
24
25
23
23
22
22
20
21
22
22
22
20
20
19
19
19
20
21
20
20
20
Feels °C
22
21
22
26
25
25
24
21
21
18
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
18
19
20
20
20
20
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